Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages into language families, demonstrating how these linguistic trees give us crucial insights […]
Biting satire on Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilms? Or young kids shunning gender play stereotypes? You be the judge. [Via: Reddit user svangsgaard]
Publishers Penguin have come up with a new cover for a 50th anniversary edition of Roald Dahl’s Charlie & The Chocolate Factory that’s certainly got people talking. What do you think, readers? [Via: Buzzfeed]
A new report suggests the average Brit spends more time using media devices than they do sleeping. But that claim comes with a catch. The report comes from Ofcom, the British equivalent to the Federal Communications Commission. It surveyed the media consumption of 2,800 adults and children over one week. Ofcom’s summary of the report […]
We’ve gone from living in trees to living on YouTube in just a few millennia. We explore the weird and wonderful facts behind human evolution. [AllTime10s]
If you wan tto see how a drip coffee maker works, check out the video below! Bill describes how the household drip coffee maker evolved and how baseball popularized the machines This was originally broadcast on August 29, 2000. [engineerguy]
The headline says all, watch and enjoy. [Thug Notes]
Oh My: A hilarious and moving look at legendary actor, activist and pop culture icon George Takei, who has conquered new frontiers from outer space to Capitol Hill with his trademark grin. Oh, my! [To Be Takei | Via]
A technology and gadgets magazine is to drop its policy of using scantily-clad women as cover models. Stuff magazine says it’s a business decision based on changing tastes. The magazine launched in the UK in 1996 and now has several international editions. The UK version has consistently used models on the front cover, usually posing […]
From the PBS Idea Channel: The past 15 years have produced a pantsload of superhero films. It’s hard to even remember a time before Batman, Spiderman, and Captain America dominated the summer box office. So are movie studios just lazy and out of ideas? Or is something else going on? Superheroes are authority figures who […]